Arctic Sparkle Winter Batiks by Riley Blake Designs

Arctic Sparkle brings an unexpected palette to winter and holiday sewing, combining soft pinks, beautiful blues, teals, greens, and icy neutrals across 44 batik fabrics.

The collection is divided into four coordinated colorways; Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, and Emerald with 11 fabrics in each colorway. Choose one palette for a beautifully coordinated project or combine colorways to create a more colorful winter quilt.

Traditional Batiks + Select Metallic Batiks

One of the most important things to know about Arctic Sparkle is that not every fabric is metallic. The collection intentionally combines traditional batiks with select metallic batik fabric for touches of shimmer throughout each colorway.

You can tell them apart by the Riley Blake SKU:

BT = Batik without metallic accents
BTM = Batik with metallic accents

The M in BTM identifies the metallic addition.

Of the collection's 44 fabrics, 16 SKUs feature metallic accents: 3 in Diamond, 5 in Sapphire, 4 in Ruby, and 4 in Emerald. This combination allows the metallic prints to add sparkle without overwhelming the entire project.

Explore more metallic fabric and batik fabric for additional colors, textures, and finishes.

Four Arctic Sparkle Colorways

Diamond

Diamond contains 11 batiks in frosty blues, aquas, and icy neutrals for a classic winter look. Three of the 11 Diamond fabrics have metallic accents, while the remaining eight are traditional batiks.

Sapphire

Sapphire features 11 beautiful blue batiks ranging from lighter wintry shades to richer blues. Five of the 11 Sapphire fabrics feature metallic accents, giving this colorway the greatest concentration of metallic fabrics in Arctic Sparkle.

Ruby

Ruby offers an unexpected holiday palette of soft pink, berry, cranberry, and plum-inspired shades. Four of the 11 Ruby fabrics have metallic accents, adding sparkle to this playful interpretation of winter color.

Emerald

Emerald combines 11 green and teal batiks ranging from fresh seafoam shades to deeper jewel tones. Four of the 11 Emerald fabrics feature metallic accents.

Together, the four colorways make it possible to create everything from an icy blue winter quilt to a jewel-toned Christmas project—or something completely unexpected in sparkling pinks.

Arctic Sparkle Precuts in Four Colorways

Arctic Sparkle offers an unusually extensive selection of precut fabrics, with separate precuts available in Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, and Emerald.

Each colorway is offered as a Rolie Polie, 5-Inch Stacker, 10-Inch Stacker, and 11-piece Fat Quarter Bundle. The Rolie Polies contain 40 precut 2½-inch strips, while the 5-Inch and 10-Inch Stackers contain 42 squares.

Choose your favorite colorway and find the perfect project in our precut-friendly quilt patterns.

Winter & Christmas Batik Fabric

Arctic Sparkle was designed for holiday sewing, but its versatility extends well beyond Christmas. Snowflakes, stars, winter motifs, jewel-like colors, and selective metallic accents make these winter batiks beautiful for projects that can remain on display throughout the season.

Use Arctic Sparkle for winter quilts, Christmas quilts, table runners, wall hangings, tree skirts, placemats, pillows, bags, and seasonal home décor.

Find even more seasonal inspiration in our winter-themed sewing patterns.

Hand-Dyed Batiks Made in Indonesia

Arctic Sparkle is part of Batiks by Riley Blake Designs and is made in Indonesia from 100% fine cotton. Riley Blake works with Indonesian batik artisans to create its distinctive hand-dyed batik fabrics.

The traditional batik process gives the collection beautiful depth and variation, while metallic accents on select BTM fabrics introduce an additional layer of shimmer.

Browse our complete collection of batik fabric for more hand-dyed colors and designs.

FAQs

What is Arctic Sparkle fabric?

Arctic Sparkle is a winter and holiday batik collection by Riley Blake Designs. It contains 44 fabrics divided into four 11-fabric colorways: Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, and Emerald.

Is all Arctic Sparkle fabric metallic?

No. Arctic Sparkle intentionally combines traditional batiks with select metallic-accented batiks. Of the collection's 44 SKUs, 16 have metallic accents and 28 do not.

How can I tell which Arctic Sparkle fabrics are metallic?

Look at the SKU. Riley Blake uses BTM for Batik Metallic fabrics in Arctic Sparkle. Traditional batiks without metallic accents use BT. The M indicates the metallic addition.

How many metallic fabrics are in Arctic Sparkle?

There are 16 metallic-accented fabrics among the 44 Arctic Sparkle SKUs: 3 in Diamond, 5 in Sapphire, 4 in Ruby, and 4 in Emerald.

What are the four Arctic Sparkle colorways?

Arctic Sparkle is divided into Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, and Emerald. Each colorway contains 11 coordinated fabrics.

What colors are in Arctic Sparkle?

Arctic Sparkle features icy blues, aquas, teals, greens, soft pinks, berry shades, and winter-inspired neutrals. Each of the four colorways provides its own interpretation of a winter and holiday palette.

What Arctic Sparkle precuts are available?

Each of the four colorways—Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, and Emerald—is available as a Rolie Polie, 5-Inch Stacker, 10-Inch Stacker, and Fat Quarter Bundle.

How many fabrics are in an Arctic Sparkle Fat Quarter Bundle?

Each Arctic Sparkle Fat Quarter Bundle contains 11 fat quarters, representing the 11 fabrics in its individual colorway.

How many pieces are in an Arctic Sparkle Rolie Polie?

Each Rolie Polie contains 40 precut 2½-inch strips.

How many pieces are in the Arctic Sparkle Stackers?

The 5-Inch Stacker contains 42 squares, and the 10-Inch Stacker contains 42 squares.

Is Arctic Sparkle Christmas fabric?

Yes. Arctic Sparkle is a holiday collection with snowflakes, stars, winter-inspired designs, and select metallic accents that work beautifully for Christmas sewing.

Can Arctic Sparkle be used for winter projects after Christmas?

Absolutely. The Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, and Emerald palettes work beautifully for winter quilts and seasonal décorwell beyond Christmas.

Where is Arctic Sparkle batik fabric made?

Arctic Sparkle Batiks are made in Indonesia from 100% fine cotton.

What can I make with Arctic Sparkle fabric?

Use Arctic Sparkle for winter quilts, Christmas quilts, table runners, wall hangings, tree skirts, pillows, placemats, bags, and seasonal home décor. Its extensive precut selection also makes it particularly useful for precut-friendly quilt patterns.

Add a Little Sparkle to Winter

Create something magical with the icy blues, jewel-like greens and teals, playful pinks, and select metallic accents of Arctic Sparkle Batiks by Riley Blake Designs. Shop yardage and coordinating precuts in Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, and Emerald, then discover more batik fabric, metallic fabric, winter fabric, and winter-themed patterns for your next project.